160 Rory Cellan-Jones: The Box Of Keys - Letters From His Mother That Unlocked Everything
In this powerful episode, legendary BBC journalist Rory Cellan-Jones tells the story of the day he discovered a box of letters from his mother that changed everything he knew about his upbringing. Recorded live in London, this powerful and moving testimony from a master storyteller will stay with you for a long time. Today he is as famous for his rescue dog 'Sophie from Romania' as he is for his 40 year BBC career. He is also an advocate for better awareness of Parkinson's Disease, having himself been diagnosed in 2019. He now co-hosts the Movers and Shakers podcast with Gillian Lacey-Solymar, Mark Mardell, Paul Mayhew-Archer, Sir Nicholas Mostyn and Jeremy Paxman. His memoir about his childhood, "Ruskin Park: Sylvia, Me and the BBC," was published in 2023 and he also wrote about his journey with Sophie in "Sophie from Romania: A Year of Love and Hope with a Rescue Dog," published in 2024.
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In this powerful episode, legendary BBC journalist Rory Cellan-Jones tells the story of the day he discovered a box of letters from his mother that changed everything he knew about his upbringing. Recorded live in London, this powerful and moving testimony from a master storyteller will stay with you for a long time.
Today he is as famous for his rescue dog 'Sophie from Romania' as he is for his 40 year BBC career. He is also an advocate for better awareness of Parkinson's Disease, having himself been diagnosed in 2019. He now co-hosts the Movers and Shakers podcast with Gillian Lacey-Solymar, Mark Mardell, Paul Mayhew-Archer, Sir Nicholas Mostyn and Jeremy Paxman.
His memoir about his childhood, "Ruskin Park: Sylvia, Me and the BBC," was published in 2023 and he also wrote about his journey with Sophie in "Sophie from Romania: A Year of Love and Hope with a Rescue Dog," published in 2024.
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